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Celebrity Baby Blog / Ashley Hebert

The work-home division is a difficult conundrum for many new moms, but former BacheloretteAshley Hebert Rosenbaum has found “the most perfect balance” between the two.

The new mom — who lives in Miami with husband J.P. Rosenbaum and their 9-month-old sonFordham Rhys — spoke to PEOPLE while the couple celebrated their feature in Ocean Drive Magazine Tuesday night at The Shore Club Residences in South Beach.

Ashley, a pediatric dentist, was originally planning to set up her own practice once she was a mother, but soon after her baby boy was born, “I decided I wanted to spend more time with my son.”

“Ashley and J.P. have many memories of traveling together, so the nursery features a subtle travel theme,” designer Vanessa Antonelli, who worked with the couple on the room, tells PEOPLE exclusively.

Using a paneled wall as the focal point, the couple created a sophisticated sleep space featuring wall clocks representing the places they’ve visited together, chic accessories that play into the theme, including sailboats and maps, and a neutral color palette that can easily grow with their child.

“Ashley knew exactly what she wanted and worked with me to choose the pieces that went into the room,” says Antonelli. “But even more surprising was that she is a little contractor! Ashley actually put up most of that Stikwood wall all by herself.”

And just as she took to carpentry, Hebert Rosenbaum is already excelling at motherhood since the Sept. 30 arrival of sonFordham Rhys.

“Ashley has taken to motherhood like she has been doing it all her life. It always makes me smile to see how she handles Ford,” Rosenbaum says.

After meeting on season 7 of the ABC hit show, Hebert, 30, and Rosenbaum, 37, tied the knot during a televised ceremony officiated by Chris Harrison. In April, the couple shared exclusively with PEOPLE that a baby boy was on the way.

“I definitely saw J.P.’s profile on the ultrasound,” Hebert said at the time. “I’m gonna be living with two J.P.s!”

Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum couldn’t wait to go to the doctor Monday to learn the sex of their first child.

And it turns out Rosenbaum’s wish has come true — the couple are expecting a baby boy this fall, they confirm to PEOPLE exclusively.

“I definitely saw J.P.’s profile on the ultrasound,” Hebert, 30, tells PEOPLE. “I’m gonna be living with two J.P.s!”

“As excited as I am for this, I think I’m just as excited for my parents,” Rosenbaum, 37, says. “This is their first grandchild and [now] the Rosenbaum name lives on. Not to mention that my dad already called dibs on his first baseball mitt.”

In June, Hebert will complete her dental residency in Philadelphia. Then she and Rosenbaum will focus on nesting in anticipation of their son’s arrival in October, though Hebert admits she’s already got a jump on things.Read More